{"product_id":"braid-frankie-welfare-boy-age-five-2x12-vinyl","title":"Braid \"Frankie Welfare Boy Age Five\" 2x12\" Vinyl","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter releasing the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRainsnowmatch\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e7\" in 1994,\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBraid\u003c\/strong\u003e's debut full-length,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrankie Welfare Boy Age Five\u003c\/em\u003e, came out in June 1995 on Divot Records. With 26 blistering tracks in just under 60 minutes, the members of Braid -- Bob Nanna, Todd Bell, Chris Broach and Roy Ewing -- simultaneously encapsulated and redefined the Midwest scene from which they came.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrankie Welfare Boy Age Five\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a meticulously crafted record that never once feels anything other than raw and organic. Starting with the song titles (each begins with a different letter of the alphabet), it soon becomes clear that no aspect of the album is superfluous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEven the between-track interim is filled with precision. Nanna and Bell spent six hours adding static and snippets of music from their old bands and friends' bands (including Cap'n Jazz, Friction, The Sky Corvair and Mary Me) to give listeners the feeling of tuning a radio dial while listening to the record.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis attention to detail is especially evident in the music. Never uniform and always challenging, the songs on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFWBA5\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003econtinually change tone, volume, and structure within time spans that sometimes swell to more than three minutes, but are most often contained to one or two. Featuring a more aggressive, hardcore-influenced sound than later\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eBraid releases, these tracks manage to be both abrasive and melodic, brief yet lasting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrankie Welfare Boy Age Five\u003c\/em\u003e, Braid introduced itself to a national audience -- one which it would continue to build over years of extensive touring and the release of two more full-lengths, nine 7\"s and numerous compilation appearances.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTracklist:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAngel Falls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCapricorn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinuet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew Dollar Building\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLining Lake Michigan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWax Wings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGarner Hall Music Room\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHugs From Boys\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree Point Turn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEeyore and Easel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRed Dye Company\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSummer Salt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eX Marks the Hope Box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrass Knuckle Sandwich\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDolores\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnder the Influence of Tricycle Mechanics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatherweight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrnamental\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKissy Windmill Print\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJane Describes John\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuarters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterstate 57\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYawn London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVest of Interest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePipsqueak\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZero Frisco\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"CC Polyvinyl","offers":[{"title":"Transparent Marbled Blue","offer_id":47316074725547,"sku":"102-913562335641-102","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0063\/2092\/files\/7e7e69ea3384874304911625ac34321c.webp?v=1782841644","url":"https:\/\/www.coldcutsmerch.com\/products\/braid-frankie-welfare-boy-age-five-2x12-vinyl","provider":"Cold Cuts Merch","version":"1.0","type":"link"}